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Commonwealth Caribbean Population Census, 1970 Trinidad and Tobago - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1970
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TTO_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Marital status (at present or at age 45) (TT1970A_MARST45)

Data file: TTO1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 223
End: 223
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Section VII. Fertility </span></p>

<p>[Questions 30-35 asked only of females 14 years and over.]</p>

<p>34. Union status- at present or at age 45 </p>
<div class="i1">[] Married <br />[] Common law<br />[] Visiting <br />[] No longer living with husband <br />[] No longer living with common law partner <br />[] Never had a husband or partner <br />[] Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
Married
1 Common- law marriage
2 Visiting
4 Separated from husband
5 Separated from common- law partner
7 Never had a spouse or partner
8 Unknown
9 NIU (Not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates marital status of all females age 14+.
In the case of a woman under 45 years of age, the response refers to the relationship existing at the time of the census. In the case of a woman over 45 years of age, the response must describe the relationship existing at the time when she was 45 years old.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1970: Females age 14+ [discrepancies: type I 0.4%; type II 3.9%]

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